The Volga river

Special events organined on the riverOn the Volga are a lot of activities:different boat competition.And people simply love to relax on the banks of the Volga.

Role of the river todayIt often hold different competitions.People often like to relax and just enjoy the sceneryAll beaches along the Volga river in its beautiful.Surrounded by beautiful trees,forests,meadows.Description of the banks riverThe Volga river flows through many cities.And its banks are all beautiful and each of them is beautiful

The Volga River

The Volga River is the most important river in Russia. Not only is it the longest river in Europe, but the Volga is also the cradle of Russian civilization. Approximately half of the country's 20 largest cities are in the Volga basin, including the capital of Moscow. End to end, the river's length nearly matches the width of the continental US, yet the Volga is entirely self-contained in Russia. Most river boat cruises between Moscow and St. Petersburg spend significant time on the Volga.

City it runs thoughtAt all times, the Volga river was an important transport route. Volga runs thought Russian city of Yaroslavl, Kostroma and Tver.The role of the river in the past During the enemy invasion of Volga was an important defensive lines. In the XVI century on the Volga have any strongholds — Samara (1586), Volgograd (1589), Saratov (1590). In 1942-1943 Stalingrad were stopped hordes of Nazi occupation.

Famous bridges across the riverThe most famous bridges across the river is Alexandrovsky railway bridge near Syzran.Famous names associated with the river Belinsky, Nekrasov,Ostrovsky and other writers. About the great river Feodor Chaliapin sang, not herthe banks created the famous mathematician Lobachevsky. Greatthe inventor of the Yablochkov, biologist Vavilov, educator ushinski, founderRussian theatre Fyodor Volkov